Hungary Orders Disclaimer On Children’s Fairytale Anthology
Labrisz Lesbian Association, founded in Budapest in 1999, published Wonderland Is for Everyone, a fairytale anthology with LGBTQ themes to teach children to respect people of all backgrounds. Continuing its right wing agenda of attacking LGBTQ people, Hungary’s government ordered Labrisz to place disclaimers on all books with “behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles.”
Netflix Will Adapt YA Graphic Novel Heartstopper
Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper started as a webcomic and was then published as a graphic novel series by Hachette Children’s Group. Now the story, set in an all-boys grammar school starring two British teens, will be an eight-part Netflix series, directed by Euros Lyn (Sherlock; Doctor Who), and written by the author, who has also published a handful of YA novels.
Biden-Related Book Sales Soar After Inauguration
With President Biden having been sworn in as president, his books and books related to him have quickly climbed up the sales charts. First Lady Jill Biden’s Joey: The Story of Joe Biden has joined Kamala Harris’ children’s book Superheroes Are Everywhere in the top ten children’s book list on Amazon and the just released Champ and Major: First Dogs is already a bestseller. I hope there’s a fun betting game between the Obamas, Bidens, and Harrises as to who will be in the top sales spot each day.